Luke 4:16-30 // Jesus reveals to us our sin, and offers us salvation. He asserts his authority as our God and savior, but we reject it. Despite rejecting Jesus, God pursues our salvation.

1 Samuel 31:1-13 // We can summarize the tragedy of Saul with these two observations: 1) self-autonomy brings self-destruction and 2) self-preservation brings idolatry. It's not too late to see the tragedy and bow the knee to the true king.

1 Samuel 29:1-30:31 // God's story in bringing his anointed king out of the wilderness comes to a close, and we see three gospel lenses: The Understated Gospel (For The Stuck), The Relentless Gospel (For the Overwhelmed), and The Extravagant Gospel (For The Weary).

1 Samuel 28:1-25 // Saul's tragic story shows us that God does not answer those who will not listen. The good news is that in the gospel, God in Christ unplugs our ears.

1 Samuel 25:1-44 // At every moment, God’s sovereign grace is holding back the tide of sin and evil, and it is his providence that chooses the time and place to release the tide and bring it back in. But if we are safe in Jesus Christ, the great mercy of God, he will never let the tide sweep us away.

1 Samuel 24:1-22 // God Tests Our Heart of Peace-filled Submission, God Trains Our Heart of Persevering-Faith; and God Transforms Our Heart to Trust in Divine Providential Protection.

1 Samuel 23:1-29 // In the wilderness of earth, God sustains the life of his people with confidence, community, and worship.

Jude 1-25 // The book of Jude teaches us to contend against false teachers, for the sake of the keeping of our faith, all the while knowing we are kept securely for Jesus Christ.

Matthew 20:1-16 // In the parable of the laborers in the vineyard, Jesus shows us that comparison leads to assumptions and grumbling against God. God, however, is a good master who always keeps his promises, shown in the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus himself, and has the right to do with his creation as he sees fit.

1 Samuel 22:6-23 // In the evil genocide of King Saul we see an anti-type of our enemy Satan. But we also see the futility of evil—we understand Satan's ploys, we know his end, and we know his enemy Jesus Christ.